Administering MBAM 1.0 by Using PowerShell

06/16/2016

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Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) provides the following listed set of Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Administrators can use these PowerShell cmdlets to perform various MBAM server tasks from the command prompt rather than from the MBAM administration website.

How to administer MBAM by using PowerShell

Use the PowerShell cmdlets described here to administer MBAM.

Name

Description

Add-MbamHardwareType

Adds a new hardware model to the MBAM hardware inventory. This cmdlet can also specify whether the hardware is supported or unsupported for BitLocker drive encryption.

Get-MbamBitLockerRecoveryKey

Requests an MBAM recovery key that will enable a user to unlock a computer or encrypted drive.